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He thought that Northerners would buy goods from the West and South to avoid paying high taxes
He thought that Northerners would buy goods from the West and South to avoid paying high taxes
He thought that Southerners would get more money from the taxes being collected
He thought that Southerners would get more money from the taxes being collected
He thought that the taxes would fund a cross-country road system
He thought that the taxes would fund a cross-country road system
He thought that the taxes would help Southern farmers to ship things North
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The most accurate response regarding how high taxes on imported goods would benefit the Western and Southern Territories in the context of Henry Clay's American System is:
He thought that Northerners would buy goods from the West and South to avoid paying high taxes.
This reflects the idea that by imposing high tariffs on imported goods, Northern consumers would be incentivized to purchase cheaper goods produced in the West and South, thereby stimulating economic growth in those regions.
